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2. umm... I think a friend introduced me to it. I mostly just liked drawing in the manga style and I only ever read Card Captor Sakura, but eventual I got into reading more.
3. I don't as much, now that I've gotten really busy with school, but I still pick some mangas up over the summer.
4. I wouldn't know..
5. Like manga online? It doesn't effect me because I prefer hard copies.
6. um.... I don't even know what that is.
7. I guess not if I don't know what it is
8. I've not thought about that, honestly
9. Yes. Anime is a film, episode, etc and manga is the book or still comic.
10. yup!
1. Nowadays, manga. I used to like anime more, but then I found out from other people that you get waaay more background character stuff and the plotline goes deeper and makes more sense in the manga than the animes...that and also if the voices of the characters aren't at all how you imagined it doesn't matter :P2. Curiosity I guess. I tried drawing people in the style of it when I was younger and I just failed LOL
3. Yep ^^, just 'finished' a series a couple of days ago.
4. Um...depends, maybe the ones people like have shifted, like some of the really popular ones die down once they've been finished a while etc...
5. Huh? What's that?
6. Um...^^;
7. *runs off to wiki to find out what that is* Oh! Nah :P
8. I dunno...probably not tbh, people just don't make series how they used to *shakes head sadly*
9. How do you mean?
10. Yah :P
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1. Do you prefer anime or manga? Why?
Manga. I don't know. Sometimes I feel as though I outgrew anime in a way. There is a larger selection available to be printed than animated, and what I do find, I'm typically turned off by. I truly can't explain it. Maybe I just enjoy being difficult.
2. What got you started into it?
You're going to laugh, anime. Okay, not exactly true, but not exactly false either. Junior year in high school a friend got me into Peach Girl. Her sister got it for her birthday, and she shared it with a large group of people at school (most of which I did not know). 6mo later my english class was grouped off, and somehow our group got into exchanging mangas and animes. I mean all 5 of us! They were Ranma, Peach Girl, Fushigi Yugi... We discussed conventions, series, cosplay... all in english class. It was with that group that my true obessession began. Slightly ironic that we were discussion all this japanese stuff when we were supposed to be discussing things on this side of the world.
3. Do you still read/watch? If not, why?
Watch? not really. Every now and then I pop in a DVD. Read? you betcha! I just finished holic 17 last night! I got 1200+ viruses from all of those lame scantilations (from other series, I have actually possessed my vol of holic for over 6mo, some fan I am!)! grr!
4. Do you think the popularity of manga/anime has dropped in the last couple of years?
No. I actually think that it has increased. Bookstores have manga only sections now, they are available on e-readers, and my library has increased the number of new manga purchases. I take all of this as evidence that its demand, and therefore popularity has increased. You could argue that publishers' troubles could argue the other way. I believe that the main market they target was young adult (teenagers middle school thru high school). This group has a very finite level of disposable income, and manga being a gravely misunderstood genre is not something a reluctant parent would support $10 at a time, esp on tightening budgets.
I believe anime on the other hand has decreased. Sure, Disney is now releasing Ghibli films in theaters, but anime availability as a whole as decreased, or at the very least remained stagnant at a level to before I began purchasing my own (circa 2004).
5. What do you think of increases in 'digital' manga?
I'm guessing you are talking about scantilations. I believe it shows an increase in interest, and/or a sustained interest but a decrease in available funds. It also plays into the ever-growing belief that if it is digitized, it should be essentially free. While I overwhelming prefer to read manga in print, I have relied on scantilations an increasing amount mainly due to a mixture of variety, convenience, and laziness. (plus, some of my favorites are not available for purchase. sadness) That is not to say I don't have a wide selection at my disposal. I do. I actually outdo most bookstores and comic book stores in selection.
6. Define in your own words the meaning of otaku. I'm not looking for an exact definition...
Otaku eh? At first I thought it was just being a fan or enjoying anime/manga. But just as "fan" is short for "fanatic," there was much more to being an otaku. First, it could be for anything. Second, it's essentially like being a trekie. You know all the news, nuances, and details of whatever it is they have hopeless devoted themselves to. They buy all of the stuff, do the cosplay; basically it can be just before but not limited to eat, breath, and live it.
7. Do you consider yourself an 'otaku'?
No. I walk that thin line of being utterly and completely oblivious to the surrounding culture (material goods, foods, trends, music, news!, etc), but still devour and spend most of my time and money not devoted to food to manga.
8. Do you think that future generations will be as crazy for manga/anime as it was in the last decade?
Sure.
9. Do you consider there to be a difference in anime and manga?
Of course! Even FY had differences, and the anime practically followed the manga to the letter.
10. Do you consider manga to be a genre?
As seen by some previous answers, in a way. It's not a true genre, but more like a medium or a category for a lack of a better word. They contain genres within them, posing a difficult arguement that they themselves are a singular genre.
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1. Do you prefer anime or manga? Why?
2. What got you started into it?
3. Do you still read/watch? If not, why?
4. Do you think the popularity of manga/anime has dropped in the last couple of years?
5. What do you think of increases in 'digital' manga?
6. Define in your own words the meaning of otaku. I'm not looking for an exact definition...
7. Do you consider yourself an 'otaku'?
8. Do you think that future generations will be as crazy for manga/anime as it was in the last decade?
9. Do you consider there to be a difference in anime and manga?
10. Do you consider manga to be a genre?
Thank you for your participation, and I look forward to your answers!!!